释义 |
ˈverseless, a. [f. verse n.] Lacking verse or poetry; unable to compose verses.
1738Gentl. Mag. VIII. 655 Verseless myself, I conn'd not blithsom song; Nor lute had I, nor harp, nor tuneful lyre. c1873G. M. Hopkins Note-bks. & Papers (1937) 221 Where verse ends and prose (or verseless composition) begins. 1975Gramophone May 2020/3 The rapid succession of verseless office antiphons..gave me a slight feeling of dizziness because of their varying pitches. |